Nintendo announced update 1.3.0 for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will launch next week, as well as releasing details.

Read the details of the update below:

■ Advanced New Game Mode

First, regarding “Advanced New Game Mode.” This is a second playthrough element that everyone who cleared the game will be able to play, but rather than it simply be a second playthrough, several new specifications have been added. The specific contents are as follows:

1. It is possible to befriend Blades on the Torna side as player Blades such as Obrona, Sever, Perdido, and Cressidus.

2. Additionally, Akhos, Patroka, and Mikhail from Torna can be befriended as Blades.

You will be able to awaken them through Blade Resonance from any Core Crystal (otherwise, encounter them during a quest and befriend them that way). Of course, there is a chance that they will appear from a common Core Crystal even at the beginning of the game. Although this specification can cause things to fall apart on the story side, we gave greater priority to the fun of it as a game. Be sure to awaken them!

3. All Blade Mercenaries can be dispatched. At the same time, Blades such as Pyra and Mythra that you could not leave your party in your first playthrough can also be dispatched.

4. Unlocks a Driver’s “Reverse Affinity Chart” and adds even further growth.

5. You can level-down a Driver’s level at inns, as well as earn bonus EXP depending on the lowered level.

Bonus EXP can be used to barter for special items. There are even items that can increase the number of Driver accessories that can be equipped, so be sure to barter away. If you talk to the “Troubadour” that appears on each Titan, you can barter with them.

6. A certain Blade’s Level 4 special move is unlocked.

What Carries Over

The following content will carry over from the clear data of your first playthrough into Advanced New Game Mode:

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This is looking really really good, especially the ability to befriend the Torna blades.
In the future i'd like to see some more super bosses and or a harder difficulty.
Orion is always fun to go back to for a challenge in the game.